Vikings
Reusse: Remembering a good Marine and a beloved sports photojournalist
Rich Nuessle was once a staple in the Twin Cities sports media. If you were in that circle and failed to have a wacky adventure with Rich, you had to be in quarantine. Behind the fun, though, was a hero with a tortured soul.
Outdoors
Mailbag: Star Tribune sports editors answer your questions this week
Have a question about how and why we do the things we do? The Star Tribune's sports editors will be answering your questions in this week's mailbag.
Lynx
Lynx waive two players, still have one more roster decision to make
Linnae Harper and Erica Ogwumike were waived without ever getting a chance to show what they could do on the practice floor.
Vikings
NYC to MSP: Sports editor connects to new life in strangest of times
Naila-Jean Meyers moved here for a new job at the Star Tribune in January and set out to learn it and make connections in a new place. Then the coronavirus changed everything.
Lynx
Lynx mailbag: Roster rule problem, a depth chart and something about Maya
The team would have difficult decisions to make about its roster even under normal circumstances. And a reported rule change could make things even tougher.
Lynx
WNBA season was supposed to have started Friday
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said this past week the league is focusing on about six scenarios to get play underway. There is no date for a return.
Lynx
Baby changes Mother's Day, basketball for Lynx's Odyssey Sims
The Lynx had a team meeting recently, a Zoom-style catch-up. Here are the new players. Here are the rookies. One newbie might have stolen the show
Lynx
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Struggling to stay patient, Lynx star Collier awaiting WNBA season
The WNBA's 2019 Rookie of the Year has access to a gym near her home in Missouri and has a workout regimen. But otherwise she's "pretty much playing Monopoly and watching TV."
Vikings
Pro sports mailbags: From Vikings problems to next season's rosters.
Reporters who cover Minnesota's six major pro sports teams took your questions via Twitter and email this week. Here are their answers to some of the biggest issues you raised.
Lynx
Lynx mailbag: Another missing Lynx and a starting five surprise
Fans want to know about the starting five for a team in transition and whether a player who had a key role last season will really be missing when the WNBA starts.
Lynx
'Mad Kiki.' Top draft choice Herbert Harrigan bringing edge to Lynx
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, her 6-2 forward who was taken by the Lynx with the sixth pick in the WNBA draft, will bring intensity and telling nicknames to Minnesota.
Lynx
The Mikiah Herbert Harrigan file
The 6-2 forward was part of a Gamecocks team that won the NCAA title in 2017, reached the Elite Eight in 2018 and the Sweet 16 in 2019.
Lynx
Balanced effort: Lynx add front-line intensity and a guard in WNBA draft
The Lynx took South Carolina forward Mikiah Herbert Harrigan at No. 6 in the WNBA draft and in the second round added UConn guard Crystal Dangerfield, a former teammate of Napheesa Collier.
Vikings
Scoggins: When the games come back, will you be there?
Sports executives are busy sorting through scenarios that would allow games to start again. They're trying to piece together timelines without an expiration date. How will ticket holders respond?
Lynx
Souhan: Lynx's draft picks point more toward the long term
The Lynx could have taken a more polished player or a pure point guard at No. 6. Instead, they gambled on upside. They are hoping to position themselves for next year's free-agents, and get back to taking swings at a title.
Lynx
Meet the Lynx draft picks
The Lynx made picks in the first and second round and a trade in the third round.
Lynx
Lynx could pass on point guard, select forward at No. 6 in draft
Other than Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu — the consensus No. 1 player — it appears Cheryl Reeve doesn't believe there is another can't-miss point guard. So the Lynx could fill a different need in tonight's draft.
Lynx
Top six picks: Kent Youngblood's projection of who the Lynx will take
How might the top half of the WNBA draft play out Friday? Here's Lynx writer Kent Youngblood's projection.
Lynx
WNBA draft order
New York has the No. 1 pick in Friday night's draft, televised by ESPN but with no one in attendance.
Lynx
Lynx mailbag: Can the Lynx compete for a WNBA title in 2020?
Lynx writer Kent Youngblood answers your burning questions.
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